X-Rite to acquire Gretag Macbeth

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Grandville, Michigan and Regensdorf, Switzerland, January 31, 2006 – X-Rite, Incorporated and Amazys Holding AG, two leading providers of colour measurement solutions comprising hardware, software and services for the standardisation and communication of colour data, have jointly announced they have entered into a definitive agreement under which X-Rite will offer to purchase all of the outstanding registered shares of Amazys Holding AG for a purchase price of approximately US$ 280 million (Indian Rs.1260 crore) or CHF 77 per share plus 2.11 shares of X-Rite, Incorporated stock per share. Amazys develops, markets and supports hardware, software and services to measure and communicate colour under the GretagMacbeth brand. ...cont´d

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